Author: Felix Piepenbrock

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In anticipation of the kick-off of CloudFest India in just a few weeks, we are pleased to announce the online posting of our agenda for your review. Detailing the notable speakers, exhibitors, and activities that will take place over the course of the day, attendees will soon understand that this is a “must attend” experience […]

Did you know that India is made up of around 51 million small and medium-sized businesses and that a whopping 68 percent have, as of yet, no online presence? For companies operating in the cloud, hosting and infrastructure space, such numbers are teeming in opportunity to grow one’s global footprint via this exciting, emerging market. […]

We consume and share information online at a dizzying pace. Technology companies are engaged in an on-going race to innovate, and governments are struggling to pass legislation to ensure our online lives stay safe. Significant conflicts around privacy, access to untainted information (fake news), freedom of expression, and the right of association have materialized, and […]

Have you ever wondered what’s it like to be suspended 247 m above a large metropolis city balancing on a thin nylon webbing? Or perhaps traversing a gorge at 200 m above the earth during the midst of a storm kicking out 100 km/h winds, is more to your liking? Alexander Schultz, the multiple world […]

Handling A Hot Topic With Cool Hands The wounds from the “Google gender memo” are cutting deep through the media world, the social media world, and watercolor conversations everywhere. Should he have written it? Is he a “bad guy?” Is Google responding correctly? Should he have been fired? This article isn’t about any of that. […]

Just in time for WHD.india and NamesCon India on May 18 and 19, 2017, we have a new iOS and Android app that will help you stay organized and connect with fellow attendees. With the app, you can create your own personal event schedule, connect with other attendees, send direct messages to colleagues, participate in online discussions, […]

It’s not uncommon in the United States to hear veteran hosting and domain pros talk about the “Wild West” days of the industry when start-ups were emerging, the internet was exploding, and domains were the prized real estate of the communications age. Well, the internet’s Wild West is still here … it’s just moved 14,000 km […]

Why does WHD.india continue to be one of WorldHostingDays’ largest regional events? And why did we bring NamesCon to India this year? A major reason is the huge demand! India has an incredible entrepreneurial spirit, love of education and technology, a rapidly expanding middle class, and the will to take business global. India represents a new frontier of internet […]

With a rapidly expanding economy, a well-educated and upwardly-mobile middle class, a love of technology, and a thriving entrepreneurial spirit, India has embraced the internet revolution like few other developing regions. The numbers are staggering. Already, there are more than 51 million small-to-medium sized enterprises serving 1.3 billion customers across India. And internet penetration has […]